Our friends Patti & Scott hosted the most groovy pool party at their mid-century modern home. Primo sunset and food. We brought cracknutsand an avocado + mandarine salad I promise to post in coming days. But, Patti made the most succulent shrimp dish that was devoured in an instant. You … Read More
If you can get past the color, using black beans for hummus gives you a nutritional edge over garbanzos. I welcome the variety of and flexibility of using what’s in the pantry.
The difference in beans isn’t drastic, but noteworthy: fewer calories, less sodium and higher protein. I found the flavor … Read More
I prepared this shrimp orzo from Ina’sAt Home cookbook a few years back when hosting a cousin girls’ weekend in Los Angeles. The fresh herbs, lemon, and feta cheese make this pasta and shrimp salad explode and because the shrimp is roasted it caramelizes into something sinful. I’ve been making … Read More
Just returned from a fabulous trip to Italy, the southern Tuscan region,outside of Siena,where we stayed in an awe-inspiring country house. In addition to having a da Vinci-esque view of the patchworked hillside, a cook’s kitchen, and an infinity pool, this house came with a garden shed and that garden … Read More
Fair season isn’t always that fair. Funnel cakes, Sno cones, eight dollar tilt-a-whirl rides, and deep-fried corn dogs. Heck, the State Fair of Texas prides itself on the art of deep frying the unimaginable from banana splits to bacon to Coca Cola. My son, on a moment of carnival independence, … Read More